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Growing Detroit Dark Red in Zone 9b

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✓ Well Suited for Zone 9b
Score: 100/100

🌡️ USDA Hardiness Zone 9b

Subtropical/Mediterranean

USDA 2023 Verified
Growing Season
270-320 days
Winter Minimum
25°F to 30°F
(-3.9°C to -1.1°C)
Last Spring Frost
February 4
50% probability
First Fall Frost
December 26
50% probability
AHS Heat Zone 8-11
91 to 120 heat days per year • High heat stress

Typical regions: Houston area, Central Florida, Los Angeles CA, Phoenix AZ

📊 Data Source:
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 • Frost dates from NOAA station USW00012960 • Last verified: 1/22/2026

✓ Zone Compatibility Analysis

high confidence

Excellent match: 60 days to maturity with 260 days buffer in 320-day season.

Recommendation: Direct sowing and transplanting both viable. Excellent fit for this zone.

💾 Suitability computed by Solara Agricultural Intelligence Platform

📅 Zone 9b Planting Calendar for Detroit Dark Red

Based on NOAA climate normals for Zone 9b. Dates show 50% probability (average year).

🌱 Start Seeds Indoors
March 12
✓ Database-computed optimal date
🪴 Transplant Outdoors
April 30
✓ Database-computed optimal date
🌾 Direct Sow (Alternative)
2 weeks after February 4
For warm-season crops
🥕 Expected Harvest
June 29
Complete before December 26

💡 Zone 9b Growing Tips

  • • Growing season: 270-320 frost-free days
  • • Excellent match for this zone - both direct sowing and transplanting work well
  • • Monitor soil temperature before transplanting (minimum 55-60°F for most crops)

⚠️ Zone 9b Challenges

⚠️Extreme summer heat in desert areas
⚠️Humidity in Gulf Coast
⚠️Rare freezes

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❄️ Winter in Zone 9b

Very mild winters with rare light freezes to 25°F-30°F.

☀️ Summer in Zone 9b

Hot summers, often extreme in desert regions. Nearly year-round growing.

🔥 Heat Management for AHS Zone 8-11

This zone experiences 91 to 120 heat days per year with high heat stress.

🌡️Heavy mulching
🌡️Drip irrigation
🌡️Shade cloth
🌡️Heat-tolerant cultivars
🌡️Morning planting

Source: American Horticultural Society

📊 Detroit Dark Red Quick Facts

Days to Maturity
50-70
Difficulty
intermediate
Season
summer
Type
OP

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